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Street reports in Somerset by area

In the last month people reported 13 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and other came up most (4). 0 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

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13problems reportedin the last month
Othermost reported4 reports, 31%
0marked fixed0% of this month’s reports so far
0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: Frome (5), Taunton (2) and Blackbrook (1). The middle Somerset area had 0, and 171 areas had none.

Every area, ranked

1FromeBA1150%––Fly-tipping
2TauntonTA120%––Other
3BlackbrookTA110%––Other
4BridgwaterTA610%––Abandoned vehicles
5BrutonBA1010%––Street cleaning
6BurrowbridgeTA710%––Traffic lights
7CatcottTA710%––Other
8EdingtonTA710%––Other
9HalconTA110%––Other
10HampTA610%––Abandoned vehicles
11HolwayTA110%––Other
12IlminsterTA1910%––Street lighting (on adopted highways)
13LambrookTA110%––Other
14MineheadTA2410%––Other
15North PethertonTA610%––Abandoned vehicles
16North TownTA110%––Pavements/footpaths
17WiltonTA110%––Pavements/footpaths

Reports made on FixMyStreet in the last month within each area’s circle. “Already fixed” is the share of those reports now marked fixed; “Fixes marked” counts every report marked fixed in that time, whenever it was made. Bigger and busier areas get more reports, and areas overlap, so one report can count in more than one area. Tap a column to sort.

What gets reported most

Other431%Frome (1)
Fly-tipping323%Frome (3)
Street lighting (on adopted highways)215%Frome (1)
Abandoned vehicles18%Bridgwater (1)
Pavements/footpaths18%North Town (1)
Street cleaning18%Bruton (1)
Traffic lights18%Burrowbridge (1)

Every kind of problem reported in the last month, in the councils’ own words. Councils name some problems differently, so a few appear more than once.

Spotted a problem? Report it

Fly-tipping, a pothole, a broken street light or an overflowing bin: the quickest way to get it sorted is to report it on FixMyStreet. It’s free, you don’t need to know which council looks after the street, and you can see what your neighbours have already reported so you don’t report it twice. More reports in an area often means people there are good at speaking up, not that it is worse kept.

Where the figures come from

Street reports and fixes come from FixMyStreet, run by the charity mySociety, through its public Open311 feed. We keep only the kind of problem, where and when it was reported, and whether it has been fixed, and link to the report itself. We never store the name of the person who reported it, their words or their photos. Street names come from OpenStreetMap. Our figures start on 17 Sept, so “the last month” may be a little shorter for now.

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. See our sources and their licences.

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Questions people ask

Which areas of Somerset have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Frome (5), Taunton (2), Blackbrook (1), Bridgwater (1) and Bruton (1). The middle Somerset area had 0. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Somerset?

Other, with 4 of the 13 reports in the last month (31%), followed by fly-tipping (3) and street lighting (on adopted highways) (2).

How many street problems get fixed in Somerset?

0 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 13 reports made in that time, 0 (0%) are already marked fixed. Councils don’t always mark reports as fixed, so the real number may be higher.

How do I report a problem on my street in Somerset?

Use FixMyStreet (fixmystreet.com), a free service run by the charity mySociety. Put in your postcode, drop a pin on the problem and say what it is; it goes straight to the right council, and it shows up on MeBabber within a day.